Egypt Vocabulary

A line of Egyptian Rulers that are from one family.

• Pharaoh

• Pyramids

• Hieroglyphics

• Dynasty

A fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.

• Delta

• The Nile River

• Papyrus

• Silt

These great stone tombs were used for Egyptian Pharaohs.

• Mummification

• The Sphinx

• Pyramids

• Hieroglyphics

What was the writing system used in Ancient Egypt, made up of pictures and sound symbols, called?

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Cuneiform

Which plant, commonly found growing along the banks of the Nile, was used to make the first paper?

• Papyrus

• Sphinx

• Rosetta Stone

• Tutankhamun

A collection of Ancient Egyptian Books which contain prayers and formulas for the souls of the dead to prepare them for the afterlife.

• Book of Egypt

• Book of the Spirits

• Book of The Living

• Book of The Dead

A granite stele inscribed with Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek which allowed scholars to translate the language of Ancient Egypt.

• The Babel Stone

• The Rosetta Stone

• The Book of the Dead

• The Book of the Nile

When Pharaohs died, their bodies were preserved from decay using which old fashioned method?

• Embalming

• They were thrown into the Nile River

• Pyramidization

• Mummification

The official title given to a ruler of Egypt is...

• King

• Overlord

• Pharaoh

• President

What is the world's longest river (4150 miles), which flows north into the Mediterranean through Egypt?

• The Mississippi River

• The Euphrates River

• The Nile River

• The Tigris River